Proverbs 11:13
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13 A gossip goes about telling secrets,
but one who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a confidence.(A)
Proverbs 20:19
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19 A gossip reveals secrets;
therefore do not associate with a babbler.(A)
Leviticus 19:16
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16 You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand idly by when the blood[a] of your neighbor is at stake: I am the Lord.(A)
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- 19.16 Heb stand against the blood
Proverbs 25:9
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9 Argue your case with your neighbor directly,
and do not disclose another’s secret,(A)
1 Timothy 5:13
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13 Besides that, they learn to be idle, gadding about from house to house, and they are not merely idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not say.(A)
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Proverbs 26:20-22
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20 For lack of wood the fire goes out,
and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.(A)
21 As charcoal is to hot embers and wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.(B)
22 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.(C)
Proverbs 14:5
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5 A faithful witness does not lie,
but a false witness breathes out lies.(A)
Joshua 2:14
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14 The men said to her, “Our life for yours! If you do not tell this business of ours, then we will deal kindly and faithfully with you when the Lord gives us the land.”(A)
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Jeremiah 38:27
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27 All the officials did come to Jeremiah and questioned him, and he answered them in the very words the king had commanded. So they stopped questioning him, for the conversation had not been overheard.(A)
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Joshua 2:20
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20 But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be released from this oath that you made us swear to you.”
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Nehemiah 6:17-19
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17 Moreover, in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came to them. 18 For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah. 19 Also they spoke of his good deeds in my presence and reported my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.
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